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July, 2015

ENDEAVOUR

KUNAL MALIK 91.6%

AJAY YADAV 90.2%

JAGRITI BANSAL 92.4%

AYUSH SHARMA 95%

KIRTI SHARMA 91.6%

RITIKA BHATTAD 95.6%

AARUSHI SINGHAL 96.2%

SOUVIK PAUL 97%

LOVELISH JAIN

HARSH SHANDILYA

AKSHITA SAXENA

RUPAL HANDOO CHHAVI SHARMA DHAIRYA KHURANA

HIMADRI KAUSHIK SAKSHAAT TARAR NIKITA GUPTA

Class X 10 CGPA Scorers

Inside this issue: Board Results 1-3

KPS Headlines 4-7

Assemblies 8

Jaunts 9-10

Workshops 11

Creative Outpour 12-17

Tasty Bites 18

Reading Galore 19

Newsmakers 20

Science Corner 21

Counsellor’s Desk 22

Birthday Bash 23

Editor’s Desk 24

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Subject Student Names No. of

Students CGPA

MATHS AKSHITA SAXENA, ALANKRIT AGARWAL, AMAN THAKUR, CHHAVI SHAR-

MA, DEEPAK KUMAR, DHAIRYA KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, LOVELISH

JAIN, PRANAV SHINGAL, PRATEEK VERMA, RAGHAV SINGH, RAHUL RAN-

JAN, RITIKA RANA, RUPAL HANDOO, SAKSHAAT TARAR, SALONI SAXENA,

SAMYAK KUMAR, SAYONEE MITRA, SHIVANG TYAGI , HARSH SHANDILYA

& NIKITA GUPTA

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ENGLISH AASTHA GUPTA, AKSHITA SAXENA, ALANKRIT AGARWAL, CHHAVI SHAR-

MA, DHAIRYA KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, ISHITA RAWAT, LOVELISH

JAIN, MANSI GUPTA, NIKITA GUPTA, RAHUL RANJAN, RUPAL HANDOO,

SAKSHAAT TARAR, HARSH SHANDILYA & SAMYAK KUMAR.

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HINDI AASTHA GUPTA, ARYAN SINGH, CHHAVI SHARMA, DEEPAK KUMAR,

DHAIRYA KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, KESHAV SHEOKAND, MANSI

GUPTA, MONIKA SISODIA, NIKITA GUPTA, PRANAV SHINGAL, RAGHAV

SINGH, SAKSHAAT TARAR, SHEELY GARG, SHIVANG TYAGI, SHIVANG

TYAGI, HARSH SHANDILYA & TARANJEET KAUR.

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SCIENCE AASTHA GUPTA, AKSHITA SAXENA, ALANKRIT AGARWAL, CHHAVI SHAR-

MA, DHAIRYA KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, LOVELISH JAIN, MANSI

GUPTA, MONIKA SISODIA, NIKITA GUPTA, PRANAV SHINGAL, PRATEEK

VERMA, RAGHAV SINGH, RAHUL RANJAN, RITIKA RANA, RUPAL HANDOO,

SAKSHAAT TARAR, SAMYAK KUMAR, SAYONEE MITRA, SHIVANG TYAGI,

HARSH SHANDILYA & TARANJEET KAUR.

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SOCIAL

SCIENCE AKSHITA SAXENA, ALANKRIT AGARWAL, CHHAVI SHARMA, DHAIRYA

KHURANA, HIMADRI KAUSHIK, LOVELISH JAIN, NITIKA GUPTA, PRATEEK

VERMA, RAHUL RANJAN, RUPAL HANDOO, SAKSHAAT TARAR, SAMYAK

KUMAR, SAYONEE MITRA, HARSH SHANDILYA & SHIVANK TYAGI.

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COMPUTER NISHTHA KHATRI, PRATEEK VERMA, RAHUL RANJAN, SAKSHAAT TARAR,

HARSH SHANDILYA & SAYONEE MITRA. 6 10

FRENCH AKSHITA SAXENA & LOVELISH JAIN 2 10 SANSKRIT SAYONEE MITRA 1 10

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INAUGURATION OF SHOOTING RANGE AND INVESTITURE CEREMONY AT KPS, SAHIBABAD

Student council members of Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad were sworn in on Saturday, the 4th

of

July, for the current session at an impressive Investiture Ceremony, amidst an air of enthusiasm and

anticipation. The deserving young talents were bestowed with the responsibility of leading the school with

commitment, confidence and competence. The prestigious ceremony thus marked the inaugural of the Junior

and Senior Student Council for the academic session 2015-16. Guruvandana, the Invocation Dance Perfor-

mance commenced the grand event after a traditional welcome. Mr. Manoj Kumar Srivastava, Joint Secre-

tary, Regional Office, CBSE, Dehradun graced the occasion as the Chief Guest while Laxman Awardee Mr.

Shyam Singh Yadav, former IAS and President of UP State Rifle Association was The Special Guest

on the occasion. While the other guests include- Mr. Ved Prakash, Consultant of Shooting Range, Jury and

Judge of International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) Germany,and Diwakar Yadav, National Level

Medalist in Indian Shooting Squad. The dignitaries were also invited for the grand Inauguration Ceremony of

the Shooting Range. The Inauguration began with the Ribbon Cutting and Lamp Lighting Ceremony. The

school has built its 10 Meter fully Air Conditioned Shooting Range with 9 Electronic machines along with

LED lights fitted in. It is meeting the International Standards. It also comprises of imported pistols and rifles.

Students from Classes VI to XII were present for the inauguration of Shooting Range. A scintillating dance

performance by the students and a PPT shown on Sports and Shooting Range were the highlights of the

event. A PPT pertaining to the brief update of school was also shown which was followed by the speech of

outgoing School Captains Ujjwal Gandhi, Vaishnavi Mishra and Sports Captain Tushar Motla. Newly ap-

pointed council members were adorned with badges and sashes by the Chief Guest and the Vice – Chairman

Mr. Anirudh Khaitan. The Chief Guest addressed the audience and emphasized on the impor tance of

all round development of the children. “Sports and Academics should go hand in hand and equal importance

should be given to both”, he added. The newly appointed Head Boy- Sakshaat Tarar and

Head Girl- Nikita Gupta were handed over the school flags by the Former Head

Boy and Head Girl. The entire council then took oath to discharge their duties with sin-

cerity and fulfill everyone’s expectations. Parents also attended the Investiture Ceremo-

ny. The function culminated with the Vote of Thanks proposed by Senior Wing HM-Ms.

Sabita Seth.

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The Warrior All India Roller Skating Championship - 2015 We at KPS are proud to have a number of winners amidst us, for the Warrior All India Roller Skating

Championship - 2015, held at SOS Hermann Gmeiner School, Bhimtal. The winners are: In U-19 Quad: Harsh Mundhra (XI) – 1 Gold medal and 2 Silver medals. In U-16 Inline: Ayush Mittal (IX) – 3 Silver medals In U-12 Quad: Gaurang Mundhra (VI) - 2 Gold medals and 1 Silver medal Ashmit Rathi (VI) - Bronze medal In U-10 Inline: Darsh Chaudhary (V) – 2 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal In U-8 Quad: Krish Mehta (III) – 3 Gold medals Yashica Bhat (III) - 3 Gold medals Armaan Tyagi (III) – 1 Bronze medal

In U-6 Quad: Umman Ali (UKG) - 1 Bronze medal KPS won the Overall Champions Trophy in the tournament.

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Summer Champ Camp : 2015 Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad celebrated its grand closing

ceremony of the Summer Camp - CHAMP CAMP - 4 on

13th June, 2015. One hundred and sixty six students from

different schools like – Amity International, Arwachin Inter-

national, DLF, DPS, Presidium, St. Francis benefitted

from this summer camp, getting trained in activities like

Swimming, Clay Modelling/Pottery, Animation Design,

Robotics, Aero-modelling, Art & Craft, Instrumental Mu-

sic, Science Models, Western Dance, Calligraphy and

Martial Arts. All the campers par ticipated with great zeal and enthusiasm and put on a great

show, complete with dances, songs, instrument ensembles and demonstrations. Their efforts earned

them tremendous applause. The articles, art work and models made by the students during the camp

were exhibited. The painted T-Shirts and the Animal Kingdom in Clay grabbed everybody’s atten-

tion. The program concluded with the Vote of Thanks given by the Education Director Ms. Geeta

Varshneya.

KPS High Achievers’ Team The KPS High Achievers’ Team (Abhishek Sharma, Anjali

Goswami, Anjali Chaudhary, Kuhoo Tiwari and Prerna

Bhanjdeo of Class XII) accompanied by Mr. Amit Kaushik

Coordinator (XI –XII) and Ms. Dipti Joshi Coordinator (IX –

X) were awarded with certificates by ‘Salam Namaste’ at IMS

Noida.

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International Yoga Day Celebration

Khaitan Public School celebrated International

Yoga Day on 21st June, 2015 in the premises of

the school. Students from classes IX to XII partici-

pated with utmost fervour and enthusiasm. The students were informed about the importance

of Yoga, about its brief history and development,

the fundamentals of yoga, yogic practices for

health and wellness and the general guidelines for

Yoga practice. Students were also imparted

knowledge on the various asanas - Sadilaja, Cala-

na Kriyas, Tadasana, Vriksasana, Pada-Hastasana, Ardha Cakrasana, Trikoṇasana and

among the postures the Bhadrasana, Ardha

Usṭrasana, Śaśankasana, Vakrasana, Bhujan-

gasana, Śalabhasana, Makarasana, Nadiso-

dhana, Anuloma Viloma Praṇayama, Bhramari

Praṇayama and Dhyana in Śambhavi. The students were cognizant to the fact that, Yoga

is truly an invaluable gift of ancient Indian tradi-

tion. It embodies unity of mind and body, thought

and action; restraint and fulfilment; harmony be-

tween man and nature and a holistic approach to

health and well-being. Yoga is

not about exercise but to discov-

er the sense of oneness with our-

selves, the world and Nature. By

changing our lifestyle and creat-

ing consciousness, it can help us

to deal with climate change.

This is what International Yoga

Day justly advocates.

Movie Screening of ‘Rough Book’

The movie ‘Rough Book’ was screened

in the Khaitan School premises in collab-

oration with Mr. Aakash Chaudhry, Di-

rector of Aakash Educational Services.

The movie produced by them was truly a

delight to watch. Teachers of Khaitan and

facilitators from various schools attended

the screening of the movie. The visual

screening of the movie truly encapsulated

the adage that ‘education is not merely

learning and scoring of grades, but it is

more about application.’ The movie

has beautifully portrayed the mentor

mentee relationship; it definitely empha-

sises that the teacher is the guru who is

the true giver and learner. The movie was

appreciated by all. The Vice Chairman

Mr. Anirudh Khaitan lauded the ef-

forts of the Producer and the Education

Director Ms. Geeta Varshneya held an

interactive session with the audience and

encouraged them to share their views re-

garding the movie.

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Assembly was conducted by class X D. It

was a Special Assembly based on the project

given by CBSE. The theme of the assembly

was ‘Child Labour. The compering was done

by Uttkarsh and Mukul. The thought and

news was presented by Ritesh and Trisha. A

‘Nukked Natak’ was performed by the stu-

dents of class X-D to highlight the places

where children are forced to work as bonded

labour.

Class III F presented an assembly on the theme

‘Precautions during Monsoon Season’. The stu-

dents participated enthusiastically and discussed

the problems people face during the season. The

students also talked about the precautionary

measures to be taken during the Rainy Season to

prevent infections and skin diseases. It was alto-

gether an interesting assembly.

Students of Class VI E presented the assembly on

the topic 'Mobiles Boon or Bane' in which stu-

dents have given the information about the ad-

vantages and disadvantages of mobile phones.

Students also presented an enlightening skit.

Class assembly was presented by the students of Class X B. The

topic for the assembly was – ‘Population Explosion’. The assembly began with a Ganpati Vandana presented by

Aroonima Koteyal. The compering was done by Aroonima and

Hardik Jayal. It was followed by News and a skit to throw more

light on the topic and to make the students aware about their

own individual responsibilities towards planet. Tanya Negi and

Anushka Sharma presented their views on population explosion

and the role of technology

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‘Travel is the best form of education.’ Every year KPS or -

ganizes trips and excursions to broaden the periphery of the

students’ knowledge. This year too, Ms Lovely Arora and Ms

Indu Gupta along with seventeen students visited Gangtok

and Darjeeling. This five days tr ip from 11th June to 15th

June, 2015 was enr iching and revitalising. Scenic beauty of

both the places mesmerized all the students and they learnt

many facts about Sikkim, Darjeeling and Siliguri. All the stu-

dents with their teachers boarded a flight on 11th June and

reached Bagdogra Airport. From their they proceeded towards

Gangtok in jeeps. On the way they enjoyed the view of

Teesta river. On 12th June they went to see Tsomgo lake

and Baba Mandir (shrine of Harbhajan Singh) located at 12000

feet altitude and 18 Km away from Nathula pass( China Bor-

der). Students acquired practical knowledge and practiced

communication skills during shopping at MG Road. Statue of

Father of the Nation enhanced the look of the place. At

Rumtek Monastery they got to know about Buddhism and

the history of Buddhist culture. The Flower show held was full

of amazingly special and beautiful flowers of Himalayan re-

gion. On the way to Darjeeling they enjoyed the beauty of na-

ture. Visit to the market place Chaurasta, Ghoom Monastery,

Batasia loop and Himalyan Mountaineering Zoological

Park increased their knowledge fur ther and fascinated

them. They saw many animals of high altitude. Those animals

can’t be seen in zoo of plain areas. They also visited a muse-

um in which, paraphernalia used by mountaineers who

climbed Mount Everest were kept. They also saw Tea gardens

on the way. On 15th June they boarded the Flight for Delhi

from Bagdogra Airport. It was really a fun filled and informa-

tive trip. To keep the students engaged & excited a quiz was

conducted in two parts which enhanced the knowledge of the

students. The winning team was awarded. Titles like Most

Aware Child, Most Disciplined Child, Most Entertaining

child, Star of the trip, Best Shopper, Most helpful child were given to students on the basis of their behaviour through

out the trip. All the students were extermely happy and rejuve-

nated while coming back. It was indeed an elevating and grati-

fying experience both for the students and the teachers.

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Khaitan Public School is proud to promulgate that one of its ace students Pragati Raj Asthana (VIII) along with Ms. Anusuya Ghosh Banerjee got the opportunity to at-tend the 5th World Children Festival held in Washington DC. Incidentally, Pragati Raj Asthana had received the 3rd prize in the International Art Olympiad and was invited to attend the festival. In the effort to hone the talents of the children, the school assisted them to participate in this coveted festival. They attended several workshops from 30th June to 2nd July. On 2nd July they performed in front of a huge audience. Ms. Banerjee performed a dance on the theme World Peace and Unity while Pragati simultaneously interpreted and painted the theme on the canvas. She was awarded with a certificate of participation and a certificate of performance. The two also had a quality time together visiting different plac-es of interest. They visited the White House and the National Museum in Washington DC. They also visited the Twin Tower, the Empire State Building, the Madison Square and the Time Square in New York. The most memorable experience was to witness the fire-

works on the 84th Independence Day of America on 4th July, 2015. This educational trip to America was definitely a lifetime experience for both of them and has left an indelible impression in

their minds.

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An extremely informative workshop for the parents was organ-

ised by Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad on Thursday, 16 July,

2015 in the school premises. Parents of students under the age

group 12 to 16 years par ticipated with keen interest and sheer

enthusiasm as the topic was ‘Parenting in the Age of Screen and

Social Media’. Dr. Kavita Arora, Child and Adolescent Psy-

chiatrist, MBBS, MD (Psy), CCST (Psy, UK) was the Speaker from

‘Children First’. She made the parents aware about the hazards of

watching TV, using cell phones and laptop for a long duration of time

and how to keep children away from the ‘Idiot-Box’ and Social Net-

working Sites. Her pr imary area of focus was to raise awareness

about the hidden problems of the teens and how parents can help in

tackling them. Ms. Niharika, a renowned Psychiatrist along with the

Education Director Ms. Geeta Varshneya also attended the work-

shop. A plethora of questions were posed towards the end of the session

by the parents to which Dr. Arora replied very patiently. She also asked

the parents to find out and introspect about the duration of time they

spend along with their children in watching TV and talking on Cell

Phone. The parents were ecstatic with joy and thanked the school au-

thorities for organising such an Informative workshop.

A GSP on ‘Time Management’ was conducted for Classes

VII &VIII. The guest speaker Dr. Poonam Rajput spoke

about the importance of Time Management in a student’s

life. She urged the students not to waste time but use it judi-

ciously to achieve success. She reiterated the adage

‘Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder’

to make the children understand that the best day is ‘today’

and the best time is ‘now’. Work done at the eleventh hour

will not produce the desired result. The students enjoyed the

session to the fullest.

A Consumer forum workshop was conducted on 15th July, 2015 for

the students of Classes IX & X. The speakers were Mr. Alok Ag-

garwal (Sr. Vice President, Consumer Forum, Delhi), Dr. Sunil

Prakash (President Rotary Emagnum & Consumer Forum) and

Mr. Akhilesh Jain (Financial Advisor & Enterpreneur). Mr. Alok

Aggarwal addressed the students and made them aware about the

Rights of the Consumers, Consumer forum & its var ious levels.

Dr. Sunil Prakesh shared his views and told the students about the six

rights of the consumers. Mansi Khurana of Class X A extended

the vote of thanks. The session was very informative and interactive

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The Bond of Silence Horses and humans have an ancient relationship. Asian nomads probably domesticated

the first horses some 4,000 years ago, and the animals remained essential to many hu-

man societies until the advent of the engine. They are of various colours: white, buckskin, dark

bay, black, dapple grey and flaxen chestnut. In total,

there are 35 possible horse coat combinations. Worldwide, horses play a role within human cultures

and have done so for millennia. Horses are used for

leisure activities, sports and working purposes. There are certain jobs that horses do very well and no

technology has yet developed to fully replace them. Although machinery has replaced horses in many

parts of the world, an estimated 100 million horses

are still used for agriculture and transportation in less developed areas. Studies have in-

dicated that horses perform a number of cognitive tasks on a daily basis, meeting mental

challenges that include food procurement and identification of individuals within a so-

cial system. They also have good spatial discrimination abilities. Unlike humans, horses do not sleep in a solid, unbroken period of time, but take many

short periods of rest. Horses spend four to fifteen hours a day in standing rest and from

a few minutes to several hours lying down. Total sleep time in a 24-hour period may

range from several minutes to a couple of hours, mostly in short intervals of about 15

minutes each. The average sleep time of a domestic horse is said to be 2.9 hours per

day. Since nature has provided us with such a majestic animal, we need to take full responsi-

bility to look up to them . By : Rupal Handoo (XI B)

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Made by : Ananya Rana (VI D)

Rainy Day

It’s the happiest season, It brings out the beauty of the nation

The children smile

They float their boats

I can dance in the rain Yes this is the day, I can enjoy again and again

By : Khushi Gupta(VI D)

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Given below are the 20 best Ironies which may blow your mind:

In an IAS exam, a candidate wrote an excellent essay on dowry as a social

evil. One year later, the person asked for 1 lakh rupee as a dowry as he is

an IAS!!!

We are outraged when Maria Sharapova says that she does not know who

Sachin Tendulkar is but we ourselves are caught when we Google that who

is the Nobel prize winner for this year!!!

Indians invented the world’s first flush toilet around 5000 years ago but

still 53% of Indians are found defecating in the open.

In India, politicians divide us, terrorists unite us.

In India, you don’t cast your vote instead; you vote your

caste...

India, a country with 1635 languages but united with a foreign language…

Everyone is in a hurry but no one reaches on time…

We get our shoes from air conditioner show rooms but buy vegetables from

the footpath.

A black cat passing by on a crossroad can stop hundreds of people what a

red light from the traffic signal could not do so.

India ranks 6th in the number of billionaires but inhabits 1/3 of extreme

poor…

Peter England is an Indian brand and is named after a foreign country

whereas Hindustan Unilever Ltd. is a foreign brand named after India

Phones to be covered with screen guards but no helmet on the head …

No food to offer to beggars but a lot to offer to god…

Tea – seller talks about technology … IITian talks about anarchy and dhar-

nas

Everything that runs by government seems bad…except government jobs.

By : Pragati Raj Asthana (VIII A)

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The Right Heir

A mighty king ruled the kingdom of Roshanpur

and wanted his people to be happy. He was wor-

ried because he did not have an heir to be his suc-

cessor. In order to find an able and honest person

to rule Roshanpur after him, he disguised himself

as a beggar. He reached a nearby market and acci-

dentally fell into a roadside pit. Soon, a group of

traders crossed the place but refused to help him. A

battalion of soldiers passed by and remarked, “It is

not befitting for us to rescue an insignificant person like you. We do greater

deeds and protect the borders of the kingdom. ” Two farmers came down the

road, they looked at him in disgust and said, “We do not want to waste our time

with you. You better try hard and come out of the pit.” A group of shoppers

dressed in their beautiful attire came by and heard the helpless king’s cry. One

of them said, “Helping an old beggar will only dirty our hands and lovely

clothes. Forget it!” The king had almost given up his hope and realized people

had no kindness left in their hearts. Soon a thirteen year old boy came by. He

was shocked to see an old beggar struggling in the pit. He said, “Do not worry, I

will run and come back with a rope. I will take you out of the pit.” The boy had

a cheerful face and bright eyes. He brought a rope lowered it into the pit. The

other end was held tightly he asked passers-by to help him. As soon as the king

rescued the boy gave him some water to drink. The king discovered that the boy

was an orphan who slept under a peepal tree and worked in a small shop to earn

a living. Finally, the king had found his heir. He took him along to the palace

and soon coronated him as the prince in a glittering ceremony.

By : Anushka Mavi (IV E)

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Creamy Lemon Squares Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room tempera-

ture, plus more for pan 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dust-

ing 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled) 4 large egg yolks 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from about 3 lemons) Directions : Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch square baking pan. Line bot-

tom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; butter paper. Make crust: Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and salt until light

and fluffy. Add flour, and mix on low just until combined. Press dough into

the bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of prepared pan; prick all over with a fork.

Bake until lightly golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Make filling: In a large bowl, whisk together yolks, condensed milk, and

lemon juice until smooth. Pour over hot crust in pan; return to oven, and bake

until filling is set, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Refrigerate until

filling is firm, about 2 hours or up to 3 days. Using paper, overhang, lift cake

onto a work surface; cut into 16 squares, and dust with confectioners’ sugar.

By : Shivani Tomar (X D)

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The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage

(-Enid Blyton) ‘The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage’ is the fir st book of

the Mystery series by Enid Blyton. The novel centers on

the mystery of who could have set fire to Mr. Hick’s cot-

tage. The five children Larry, Daisy Daykin, Pip, Bets Hil-

ton and newcomer Frederick Algernon Trotteville, meet

at the scene of the fire and end up solving the mystery to-

gether. Their suspects include an old tramp, a dismissed servant, a

hostile colleague, and the cook. They find certain clues:

Broken-down nettles in a ditch, a footprint in a grassy

field, jet planes. The children realized that as Mr. Hick claims to have been in the London train when the

cottage was burnt, but by his own report he saw the planes which flew over the village at

the same time, he is contradicting himself. Fatty finds out that the cottage and the burnt

papers Mr. Hick describes as 'most important' were insured. The children deduce that Mr.

Hick burnt his own cottage for the insurance money. The book also introduces Inspector

Jenks, who turns out to help the children and becomes a good friend of theirs. After solv-

ing the case they called themselves the five Find – Outers.

Rating ***

By : Baldeva Vootla (VII D)

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Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha is the 21st and current Chief of the Air

Staff of the Indian Air Force. A fighter pilot

who has logged over 3,400 hours of flying

experience, he previously served as the Vice

Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air

Force. Pr ior to that, ACM Raha served as

the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Western Air Command and

that of the Central Air Command.

ACM Raha has also served as the Senior Air Staff Officer at

Headquarters, Western Air Command and Deputy Comman-

dant at Air Force Academy, Hyderabad.

Early life and education Air Chief Marshal Raha was born on 26th December, 1954 in the city of Baidyabati, an ar-

ea under the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority which is in the Indian State of West

Bengal. His father was a reputed doctor . Raha was educated at Sainik School Purulia.

Military Training Air Chief Marshal Raha was trained at the National De-

fence Academy, Khadakwasla, India, from July 1970

to June 1973, and at the time of graduating from

NDA in June 1973, he was awarded the Gold Medal for

being the best cadet of the 44th NDA course. Subse-

quently he did flying training on HT-2 and Kiran

( HJT-16 ) at the Air Force Academy, Hyderabad,

before being commissioned into the Indian Air Force as

a MiG-21 fighter pilot in Dec 1974.

Appointment as Chief of IAF On 29th October, 2013, the Government of India appointed Air Marshal Raha, who was the Vice

Chief of Air Staff at that time, to be the next Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force.

He took the charge on 31st December, 2013, when the Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne retired. Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal & Vayusena Medal.

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THE FUNNY MIKE

Experiment Do you want to produce sound in a scien-

tific and interesting manner? Try making

this funny mike and enjoy.

Aim:-To show that sound is produced by vibration

Material required:-A Funnel, Battery (9v), Wire, Small speaker, Led

(0.2).

Procedure:-Take a funnel, put two led across it and put a cup on

it. Now take a wire and connect one of the end of the led to bat-

tery and then to the speaker, connect the end of the second led di-

rectly to the speaker.

Result:-Whatever we speak in the paper cup, due to different vibra-

tions we are able to hear that in the speaker.

By :

Shourya Jain (VIII A)

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Parents expectation vs

Child’s Career ChoiCe “Our kid is very intelligent I want him to be a doctor/scientist….but sure-

ly you never would have said that he can become a musician or an Art-

ist” (It’s his choice).

The day we become parents, we start thinking about our child’s future,

about the school he will get admission, which stream he/she will opt after

Class X and what profession she/he will choose for a

living. We believe that every child is born with differ-

ent talent, different interest, different aspirations, differ-

ent ideologies; then why we decide or impose our

choices on them. Think??

Many parents want their children to pursue a career

which they were unable to do. How right is that? Tell

your children to pursue a career they are good at. Be a

coach and a mentor in your child’s life. The ultimate aim of parenting is

to see your child excelling in the profession that interests him.

Think alike, choose alike. Let’s align our thought pattern with our chil-

dren and try to bridge this generation gap. The children just expect un-

conditional support and faith of you in them throughout their lives.

By : Manika Pal (Counsellor)

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Classes III & IV Shaurya Yadav, Arman Alvi, Jagjeet Singh, Nivi Rohatgi, Palak

Bhardwaj, Talin Yadav, Divyam Chaurasia, Krishna Tyagi,

Chinmay Anand, Prerna Thakur, Tanmay Malhotra, Vidhi Ro-

hatgi, Aman Shali Sangam, Kavya Agarwal, Sanvi Aggarwal,

Anikait Sinha, Sannidhya Raghav, Vaibhav Rawat, K. Anirudh,

Sejal Kaur, Zayn, Kartikey Mishra, Kevin Zuriel Robin, Riya Bansal & Vaishnavi Narayan.

Classes V & VI Abhya Sharma, Aditya Naresh, Avaneesh Khanna, Harshav Jain, Ridham Pandey, Aadya Giri, Lavanya

Bhatnagar, Nandini Bhuyan, Abhishek Sharma, Ananya Rana, Insha Chaudhary, Shamit Gautam, Payal

Chaudhary, Akanksha, Jiya Jain, Kritika Rana, Siddhant Chopra, Khushi Choudhary, Darsh Chaudhary,

Shlok Srivastava, Anant Sharma, Aditya Sharma, Akshat Joshi, Aryan Karanwal, Gauransh Arora, Shatak-

shi Tyagi, Snehil Raj, Suyash Rajpoot, Tanya Kapoor, Pranjal Shukla, Ridhi Upadhyay, Yash Raj Mishra &

Ananya.

Classes VII & VIII Yashika Singh, Aryan Chaudhary, Ekta Chauhan, Manraj Singh Grewal, Simran Aryan, Aryaman Jeewan

Kutar, Deepanshi Puniya, Mishika Sharma, Shreyansh Ghansela, Vanshika Jain, Anuj Bansal, Raj Rana,

Deepanshu Rai, Mohd Saif, Pavitra Sharma, Ansh Arora, Manasvi, Piyush Sharma, Prakriti V Kotru, So-

maditya Sinha, Aakash Shankar Sarkar, Chinmayee Mishra, Jai Narayan Sharma, Vaibhav Jha, Aryan

Chaudhary, Ekta Chauhan, Manraj Singh Grewal, Simran Aryan, Aryaman Jeewan Kutar, Deepanshi Puni-

ya, Mishika Sharma, Shreyansh Ghansela, Vanshika Jain, Anuj Bansal, Raj Rana, Mohd Saif, Pavitra Shar-

ma, Ansh Arora, Manasvi, Piyush Sharma, Prakriti V Kotru, Somaditya Sinha, Aakash Shankar Sarkar,

Chinmayee Mishra, Jai Narayan Sharma, Vaibhav Jha, Supriya Tiwari & Vijay Sharma.

Classes IX & X Kartavya Bansal, Manan Arora, Palak Sinha, Abhay Kumar, Aman Kumar Sharma, Pranavi Sharma, Shub-

ham Singh, Aditi Rastogi, Akshit Pradhan, Aman Nimesh, Anurag Singh, Kshitij Saxena, Prashant Yadav,

Abhishek Kumar, Tanvika Bansal, Apoorva, Harshita Verma, Raghav Sehgal, Satyaprakash Singh Yadav

& Arshad Ahmed.

Classes XI & XII Afsana Ansari, Chirag Singh Mavi, Ishab Singh Gandhi, Shivam Punjani, Vansh Chaudhary, Anjali

Choudhary, Anubhav Garg, Prerna Bhanjdeo, Raghav Mittal, Shalim Choudhary, Aryan Singh, Dhairya

Khurana, Piyush Choudhary, Prabha Yadav, Aman Saxena, Shagun Choubey, Prateek Varma, Prithvi

Singh, Samyak Kumar, Shilpa Choudhary, Vaibhav Singh, Karan Jeet Singh & Sagar Kasana.

Staff Manju Garhwal, Jeetendra Kumar Sharma, Michale Peter, Deepa Gupta, Saloni Agarwal, Sakshi Tyagi,

Rachna Pokhriyal, Balam Singh, Sandeep Kumar, Indira Deoli, Ekta Singhal & Kirti Singhal

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THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Chief Editor: Ms. Geeta Varshneya

Editor: Ms. Sabita Seth

Teacher’s Editorial Board: Ms. Shivani Shesh (Head), Ms. Sangeeta Parmar, Ms. Chanda Banerjee, Ms. Rachna Pokhri-

yal, Ms. Jyoti Sharma and Ms. Swati Kapoor.

Student’s Editorial Board: Ayushi Chowdhary

Student Reporters: Nikita Gupta, Rupal Handoo, Anuja Haldar, Harsh Shandilya, Riya, Kavyanjali Jha, Dhairya

Khurana.

Khaitan Public School

Sector – V Rajendra Nagar

Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (U.P.)

Website : www.khaitanpublicschool.com

Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/khaitanpublicschool

Former President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam was truly the people’s President. He was

one who was connected to social media before it came into vogue. He opened the

doors of Rashtrapthi Bhavan to a million children and launched his own vision of

what India should become in 2020. The five years he spent in the Rashtrapati

Bhavan transformed not only the presidency, but the man himself. He opened the sprawling gates of the Bhavan like no other President before or after him. He wanted

children from all over the country to visit the 340 room house and the fabled Mughal Garden. Whenever

he had time, he would surprise groups of children by walking to them from his office and talking with

them. He always believed that for great men, religion is a way of making friends, and small people make reli-

gion a fighting tool. He also advocated that don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in

the second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck. He once remarked that,

‘Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not discriminate between

multiple races.’ He also supported the fact that, if a country has to be a nation of beautiful minds and be

corruption free, then there are three societal members who can make the difference. They are the father,

mother and teacher. He believed that excellence is a continuous process and not an accident. Today my pen grieves for a man who is no more. He leaves behind a legacy to bow to, and

which will serve as a guiding light for us. By Shivani Shesh (HOD - English)